Byte of accounting journal entries

Introduction
Building Blocks of Accounting .. A Financial Perspective
Alexis, when you are ready to have your work graded you will upload this file AB1290.xls or AB1290.xlsx,
F310 180613
to the same screen that the project was downloaded from: www.cybertext.com, The Book List, Building Blocks of Accounting - A Financial Perspective, Enter password, Upload Your Excel File. Keep two copies of your spreadsheet in two separate places in case one does not work. You may find it easier to work on this project if you print a hard copy of all the pages. NOTE: If there are any questions about the project e-mail markfriedman@miami.edu or call 305.284.6296. Grade will be based upon answers entered into the yellow filled cells.
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FAQ 01 My file used to upload, why is it not uploading?
Answer: Sometimes we unknowingly add items to a workbook that inhibits the upload process. The conversion to a Excel Binary
Workbook (*.xlsb) version generally fixes the problem. If the problem continues simple send your BINARY file
as an attachment with your username and password…friedman@cybertext.com
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FAQ 02 When I try to enter information in the General Journal why does an error appears indicating that the cell protected?
Answer: The computer program is designed to save you time. Instead of requiring you to enter the description four
times the program automatically copies the description when you enter a new account number. This process
requires that the data entry is limited to those cells which contain unique information. The cells that you can
enter data into are the yellow filled cells.
FAQ 03 In the feedback section, what does it mean when I have points under reverse?
Answer: If you pay a telephone expense of $100.00
Telephone Expense 100
Cash 100
If you debit cash and credit telephone expense you have reversed the whole entry.
Cash 100
Telephone Expense 100
If you debit cash and credit anything else you have reversed part of the entry.
Cash 100
Rent Expense 100
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FAQ 04 How does my instructor get my grade?
Answer: Every time you upload your grade is recorded in a table. Your instructor can look at the table whenever they
want to, although only the last grade counts. Keep a hard copy of your last upload for documentation.
FAQ 05 I have entered all the transactions and have completed the worksheet however I get following
message on the financial statements: "You must finish the worksheet before you can complete the ...."
Answer: The worksheet demonstrates that the accounting system is working. If all of your journal entries are
in balance then the Unadjusted Trial Balance and the Adjusting Entry columns will balance. The
Adjusted Trial Balance columns net the Unadjusted Trial Balance and the Adjusting Entry columns.
There are four steps to completing the worksheet:
1. Copy the account balances from the Adjusted Trial Balance into the either the Income Statement or the
Balance Sheet columns, (debits remain debits and credits remain credits).
2. Calculate the Net Income or Net Loss by finding the difference between the revenues and expenses.
3. Calculate the Net Income or Net Loss by finding the difference between the total of the debit balances and
the total of the credit balances of the accounts in the Balance Sheet columns of the worksheet.
4. Compare the two Net Incomes. If they are the same the financial statements will be displayed, otherwise
there is an error in the completion of the worksheet.
MF1234.xlsx
Excel Binary Workbook (.xlsb)
Welcome
Building Blocks of Accounting -- A Financial Perspective
The instructions start on row 22 of this page.
FIRST LAST SS File
Alexis Bell 1290 AB1290
For example,
01
In the date field enter the date of the transaction. If you do not enter a date value an error message will appear.
Transaction Date Account Name Description Debit Credit
0
01 Jun 01 0
00 Dec 31 0 0
00 Dec 31 0 0
00 Dec 31 0 0
In the account field enter the account number that corresponds to the account in the chart of accounts.
You can also use the pull down list to find the appropriate account number. If you use a number that